New Study Challenges Planet Formation Models with PDS 70b’s Chemical Mystery

New Study Challenges Planet Formation Models with PDS 70b’s Chemical Mystery

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates New research on PDS 70b, a forming exoplanet located approximately 400 light-years away in the constellation Centaurus, suggests that prevailing models of planet formation may require revision. According to a study published in Astrophysical Journal Letters, astronomers found a mismatch between the chemical…

Webb Telescope Confirms Planet-Forming Disks Last Longer in Early Universe

Webb Telescope Confirms Planet-Forming Disks Last Longer in Early Universe

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has verified a decades-old mystery regarding planet formation in the early universe. According to The Astrophysical Journal, findings indicate that planet-forming disks around stars endured far longer than previously theorised, even in environments with minimal heavy elements….

Hubble Telescope Finds Unexpectedly Hot Accretion Disk in FU Orionis

Hubble Telescope Finds Unexpectedly Hot Accretion Disk in FU Orionis

ByNews Polite

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has provided new insights into the young star FU Orionis, located in the constellation Orion. Observations have uncovered extreme temperatures in the inner region of its accretion disk, challenging current models of stellar accretion. Using Hubble’s Cosmic Origins Spectrograph and Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph, astronomers captured…